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The Official Program 

OF THE 

Old Home Week 

Providence, July 2 8- August 3 



V-' la hcmi(^ \vtiii\ eornvviiTT^i 



1907 




INCLUDING HANDY GUIDE 
TO PROVIDENCE. AND MAP 
OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT 



A Few Figures About Providence 

Area, 18.29 square miles. 

772 new buildings were erected in 1906. 

Population Metropolitan District, greater 
Providence. 391.000. 

Population, citv proper (based on School 
Census, January, 1907), 225,000. 

There are 143 churches and missions, 
20 hotels and 7 theatres; there are 
10 national banks, 2 state banks, 3 
savings banks and 6 trust companies. 

There are 104 public day schools graded 
as follows: 4 high, 16 grammar, 74 
primary, 7 schools for individual 
work and 3 for backward children: 
also 14 evening schools, employrng in 
all 974 teachers: number of children 
of school age. 39,771: and the cost of 
maintenance is nearly $1,000,000 per 
year. 

The "Metropolitan District of Providence 
Plantations" is platted, built, lighted 
curbed and ^presents the appearance 
of a single municipality extending 
from Lonsdale on the north to Lake- 
wood on the south, about 13 miles in 
length and five miles in width. This 
urban area, however, contains three 
cities and portions of seven towns or 
townships. 

Principal public buildings are new State 
Houst, cost about $3,200,000; new Post 
Office, cost about $1,325,000: City Hall 
cost about $1,000,000; Union Station, 
cost with aproaches, river walls and 
viaduct about $4,400,000; new State 
Armory, cost about $500,000; Provi- 
dence Public Library, cost about $500.- 
000: State Normal School, cost about 
■$500,000. 
■Providence is the first city in the coun- 
try in the manufacture of worsteds 
jewelry and silverware, the former 
"employing 9j521 operatives, with a 
yearly production of $21,818,534, the 
latter two combined producing $19 
640.314 worth of manufactured goods 
and employing 8.311 people." 



(OI.OMAi. \H(HITP:< TIRE. The stud- 
ent or lover of Colonial architecture 
will find Providence a rich field, prob- 
aljly equalled only by Salem, Mass. 
Many magnificent old mansions still 
survive in tlieir old time grandeur, 
and most liumble but interesting land- 
marks are scattered all over the low- 
er East Side, and less frequently in 
many other neighborhoods. Several 
old churches and public buildings 
are notable. Among the most inter- 
esting are the First Baptist Meeting 
House, St. John's Episcopal Church, 
the old State House, University Hall. 
Old Market House and Round Top 
Church, already described, and the 
following: 

Dorr House, Benefit Street, adapted 
from the Poe Villa at Twickenham, 
built 1809: Clarendon Hotel, 118 North 
Main Street, 1775; Beckwith House, 
corner College and Benefit Street, 
about 1820; Crawford Allen House, 
corner Benevolent and Magee, about 
1810: John Brown House, 52 Power 
Street, (present residence of Marsden 
J. Perry, Esq.) built 1786; John Car- 
ter Brown House, 357 Benefit Street. 
1791; Carrington House, 66 Williams 
Street. 1813; (see also rear buildings 
and court yard connected, 71 Power 
Street); Thomas Poynton Ives House, 
northeast corner Power and Brown 
Streets, 1811; Edward Dexter House 
(residence of Dr. Day), 1796; Diman 
House, 296 Angell Street, 1800. Pen- 
dleton House, Colonial Museum con- 
nected with the R. I. School of De- 
sign is a notable reproduction of best 
early American architecture. 



(^OMPLIMENTS OF 

FAY'S BAND 



INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO. 

2 20 Westminster Street. 

C E. RANSOM 

Shirt IVLanufacturer 

226 Union Street 



F. A. WEEKS, Pr 



.\. B. WEEKS, Vice-Fres. 



C. L. CLARKE, Sec. 



WEEKS BROTHERS COMPANY, Inc. 

Wholesale Manufacturing 

CONFECTIONERS 

Originators and Manufacturers of the Famous Puritan Confections 
167 to 179 Richmond Street, Providence, R. I. 



PROLOGUE 



On Saturday Evening, July 27, the Old Home Week will be ushered in by Beacon Fires from the 
historic hills of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, whence flamed in olden times the signal lights that gave 
speedy warning of the enemy's approach, but now in these days of peace revived to give glad welcome to 
friends old and new. 

Beginning with Block Island a series of signal fires will be started shortly after dark 
and lighted successively upon the highest hills throughout the State to Beacon Poll Hill in Cumberland- 
From here, by arrangement with the Attleboro and Boston Old Home Week Committees the signal will be 
carried through Boston and on beyond the New Ha 



lampsnire ime. 



SUNDAY 



Roger Williams Day 



9 a. m. Ringing of church bells and chimes 

1 0.45 a. m. Services in all churches 

Memorial Services in First Baptist Meeting House 

Historical Address by Rev. Henry Melville King, D. D., Pastor 
Emeritus of the First Baptist Church 

Address by Lieutenant-Governor Frederick H. Jackson, representing 
the State of Rhode Island 

Address by Hon. Patrick J. McCarthy, representing the City of 
Providence 
Special Afternoon Services for children in all Churches 

Evening Concerts and Services in all churches 

3 p. m. Sacred Band Concert at Roger Williams Park 
8 p. m. Sacred Band Concert at Roger Williams Park 



MONDAY 



Historical Day 



9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Brown University open for inspection 
9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Rhode Island Historical Society Building, Exhibition 
of historical objects, including Special Loan Exhibi- 
tion 
9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Public Library open for inspection. (Guides furnished ) 
9 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Public School Reunion at Classical 

High School 
9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Annmary Brown Collection on Exhibition 
9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Providence Art Club Building — Exhibition 
1 a. m. Historical Tour from Market Square 
1 a. m. to 12 m. Union Congregational Church — Reception 
2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Pendleton Collection open for inspection 

2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Rhode Island School of Design open for inspection 

2.30 p. m. Services in connection with the placing of a tablet 
to mark the Camp Ground, near Rochambeau 
Avenue, of the French Troops during the Revo- 
lutionary War 
Prayer by Rev. Samuel H. Webb, Chaplain Rhode Island Society 

Sons of the American Revolution 
Introductory address by Professor Wilfred H. Munro, President of 

the Rhode Island Historical Society 
Address by President of the Rhode Island Society Sons of the 

American Revolution 
Historical address by Hon. Charles Warren Lippitt, Ex-Governor of 

Rhode Island 
Song — America 
Benediction by Rev. Samuel H. Webb 

3 p. m. Historical Tour from Market Square 

4 p. m. Reception by the Rhode Island Historical Society. 

Address by Marsden J. Perry, Chairman Old Home Week 
Committee 
4 p. m. and 7.30 p. m. Organ Recital, Calvary Baptist Church 
8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place 
8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park 



TUESDAY 



Municipal Day 



9 a. m. to 5 p. m. State Capitol open for inspection 

9 a. m. to 5 p. m. City Hall open for inspection 

9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Court House open for inspection (Guides furnished) 

9 a. m. Parade of Clan-na-Gael Societies — Reviewed on Exchange Place 
Excursion to Rocky Point 

Manufacturing Establishments open for inspection 

Cards for admission may be obtained at the Old Home Week Headquarters 

Special Clam Bakes and Attractions at all Shore Resorts on Narragansett 
Bay 



8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place 





WEDNESDAY 




First Carnival Day 


1 a. m to 11 a.m. Exhibition of modern Fire Department of Providence ; 


fifteen companies responding to an alarm. Exchange 


Place 


9.30 a. m. Parade of Seventh Rhode Island Veteran Associaton, starts 


from Exchange Place 


1 a. m. to 12 m. Union Congregational Church, Informal reception to 


visitors 


2 p. m. to 6 p. m. Cricket Game — Providence vs. Boston, Cricket Grounds 


Reservoir Avenue 


2 p. m. Canoe Races and Water Sports, Roger Williams Park 


Races 


Event 1 . Quarter-mile Singles 


Event 2. Quarter-mile Tandems ; Class B 


Event 3. Quarter-mile Club Fours 


Event 4. Three-quarter-mile Relay Race. Three crews of two men 


each from each Club 


Event 5. Half-mile Club Fours; Class A 


Sports 


Event 1 . Tilting Matches 


Event 2. Tip-over Race 


Event 3. Tail-end Race 


Event 4. Rescue Race 


Event 5. Blindfold Race 


Event 6. Hurdle Race 


Event 7. Tug-of-war; Club Four Boats 


2.30 p. m. Motorcycle Event. Arrival of endurance riders from New 


York at Hills Grove Track 



WEDNESDAY 



Continued. 



2.30 p. m. FIELD DAY SPORTS. Andrews Field 

First Part — Handicap Events 

1 00 yard dash. 440 yard run. 880 yard run. 3 mile run. Running 
High Jump. Running Broad Jump. Putting 1 6 pound Shot. Discus 
throwing. Team Race 
Participants include Arthur Shrubb, World's Champion of England ; W. W 
Coe, World's Champion Shot Putter ; W. D. Eaton, of B. A. A., World's 
Champion Dash Man ; R. G. Leavitt, 1 00 yard hurdle, and a host of profes- 
sional and amateur Sprinters, Runners and Jumpers, — The very cream of the 
Athletic World 

Second Part 

Calisthenic Drill, 500 Children from City Playgrounds 

Wrestling, Herrick and Catanah of New York 

Horse Work, Providence Y. M. C. A. 

Tumbling, Y. M. C. A. Teams — (Christian, Daniels, Gager 
and Marshall, Merrill, Johnson and Hall) 

Parallel Bars, Providence Y. M. C. A. 

Classic Posing, Herrick and Catanah 

Old Fashioned Lawn Dance, Providence Y. M. C. A. 

Games, Races', Etc., Playground Children 
8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park . 

8.30 p. m. Fire-works, Roger Williams Park 

Ladies' Night, Providence B. P. O. E., Elk's Hall, Mathewson Street 
3.30 p. m. Baseball Game, Providence vs Baltmore, Providence Baseball 

Grounds 
8 p. m. Evening High School Association, Moonlight Excursion 
8 p. m. Organ Recital, First Baptist Church 



THURSDAY 



Second Carnival Day 



10 a. m. Trades Parade 

1 a. m. Parade of Volunteer Fire Companies of New England 

11 a. m. Regatta on Seekonk River 

Rowing Regatta — Seekonk River 
Senior Eight Oared Shells — Riverside Boat Club, Boston ; Bohemian Boat Club, 
New York. Intermediate Eight Oared Shells — Kalumet Boat Club, Worcester; 
Bohemian Boat Club, New York ; Springfield Boat Club, Springfield. Junior Eight 
Oared Shells — Columbia Rowing Association, Boston ; Loan Star Boat Club, New 
York ; Rockrumman Boat Club, Springfield. Senior Four Oared Shells — Riverside 
Boat Club, Boston ; Columbia Rowing Association, Boston. Senior Double Shells — 
Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Metropolitan Boat Club, New York. Junior Double 
Sculls — Wyanocke Boat Club, New York ; Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Lone 
Star Boat Club, New York. Senior Single Sculls — Wyanocke Boat Club, New 
York ; Shawmut Boat Club, Boston ; Kalumet Boat Club, Worcester. Intermediate 
Single Sculls — Bohemian Boat Club, New York; Riverside Boat Club, Boston; 
Metropolitan Boat Club, New York ; Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Kalumet 
Boat Club, Worcester. Junior Single Sculls — Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; 
Wachusett Boat Club ; Springfield Boat Club, Springfield ; Hudson Boat Club, New 
York. Novice Single Sculls— Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Kalumet Boat Club, 
Worcester, Narragansett Boat Club, Providence. Referee, George Kelly, Providence, 
1 2 m. Volenteer Firemen's Playout, Dexter Training Ground, nearly 

Fifty Companies will take part in the Firemen's Muster 

Motorcycle Contest— Blackstone Boulevard 
8 a. m. Event 1 . One mile straightaway against time, for motorcycles 
not over 30.5 cubic inches piston displacement 
Event 2. One mile straightaway against time for motorcyles 

not over 61 cubic inches piston displacement 
Event 3. One mile straightaway against time. Free for all 

1 a. m. Event 4. Twenty mile Colonial handicap motorcycle road race 

over course 3.3 miles 

Motorcycle Contest — Hills Grove Track 

2 p. m. Event 5. One mile novice, single cylinder. Owners to ride 



THURSDAY 



Continued 



3 p. m. 
1 to 10 



2 p. m. 

2 p. m. 

3 p. m. 



3 p. m. 



3.30 p. 


m. 


4.00 p. 


m. 


4.00 p. 


m. 


4.30 p. 


m. 


5.00 p. 


m. 



Event 6. Five mile Rhode Island championship, double-cylin- 
der. Ov^^ners to ride 
Event 7. Two mile F. A. M. National championship 
Event 8. Two mile open, single cylinder 
Event 9. Five mile championship 

Event 1 0. Fifty mile challenge club team race for Betts Shield. 
Team to consist of two riders and a substitute. 
Value of shield $150.00 
Event 1 1 . Five mile. Free for all 
Baseball Game, Doctors vs Lawyers, Providence Baseball Grounds 
p. m. Pawtuxet Neck Field Day, League of Improvement 
Societies of 2 1 Societies and friends ; Guests of Paw- 
tuxet Old Home and Improvement Association 

Water Carnival — Narragansett Bay 
Yacht Races, Division 1 , Classes P. Q. R. S. Division 2. Classes 

T. U. V. X. Classes B. C. D. 
High Speed Launch Race 
Band Concert, Washington Park Yacht Club 

Races 

Event 1 . 12 Oared Barges from U. S. Naval Training Station 
Event 2. 1 2 Oared Barges, U. S. Naval Reserves 
Event 3. 1 2 Oared Barges from U. S. War Ships 

Exhibition by Volunteer Life Saving Crews 

Band Concert, Edgewood Yacht Club 

Dinghy Races, Power tender Races, started from each Club 

House 

Tug-of-War between opposing crews in front of each Club 

Band Concert, Rhode Island Yacht Club 



Plan of a Portion 

OF THE Centre of 

PROVIDENCE 

1907 



UP PROMENADE ST TO 
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THURSDAY 



Continued 



5.30 p. 
6.00 p. 
5.00 p. 



3 p. 



8-10 p. 
8 p. m. 
8.30 p. 
8 p. m. 
8 p. m. 



m. Exhibition of Hydroplane 

m. Special Race of Hydroplanes 

m. Swimming Matches — Under direction of U. S. Volunteer Life 
Saving Association, opposite each Club House ; — Wash- 
ington Park Yacht Club 

Event 1 . 50 yard Race for Boys under 1 5 years of age. Event 

2. Tub Race. Event 3. 50 yard sw^im on back. Open to all. 

Event 4. 200 yard swim for Boys under I 8 years of age 

Edgewood Yacht Club 
Event 1 . 150 yard Race for Girls. Event 2. 1 -4 mile swim for 
Boys. Event 3. Obstacle Race 

NOTE : In this Race the contestants will be dressed in 
hat, shirt, long trousers and shoes, carrying open umbrella. The start 
will be made from an elevated platform 
Event 4. 1 00 yard dash for amateur Championship of State 

Rhode Island Yacht Club 
Event 1 . Mile Race for amateur Championship of State. Event 
2. Fancy diving match. Event 3. 1 50 yard Race for women 
Event 4. Vice Versa Race 

NOTE : In this Race the women will be permitted to drop 
their bathing skirts on entering the water and the men swimmers 
will be handicapped by women's complete bathing suits 

m. Illumination of Yachts and Shores on signal of 21 guns 

Band Concert, Narragansett Bay 
m. Fireworks, Narragansett Bay 

Band Concert, Exchange Place 

Band Concert, Roger Williams Park 















FRIDAY 






Third Carnival Day 






Motorcycle Contest — Hill Climbing, Francis Street 




9 a. m. 


Event 1. For motorcycles not over 35.5 cubic mches 
displacement 


piston 




Event 2. For motorcycles not over 61 cubic inches 


piston 




displacement 






Event 3. Free for all 




1 a. m. 


Military and Civic Parade 




10 a. m. 


Golf Tournament — 1 8 holes, Agaw^am Hunt Club 




2 p. m. 


Colonial Harness Races, Narraganset Park 
Motorcycle Contest — Hills Grove Track 




2 p. m. 


Event 1 . Two mile for Rhode Island riders who have 

won first prize. Owners to ride 
Event 2. Five mile, free for all 
Event 3. Three mile open, single cylinder 
Event 4. One mile F. A. M. National championship 


never 




Event 5. Five mile Rhode Island championship, single 


cylm- 




der. Owners to ride. 






Event 6. Ten mile F. A. M. National championship 






Event 7. Ten mile handicap 






Event 8. Two mile consolation, for riders who have not 




won a prize in any contest dunng the meet 


, using 




same motorcycle as used by them m the contests 


8 p. m. 


Band Concert, Roger Williams Park 




8 p. m. 


Band Concert, Exchange Place 




8 p. m. 


Parade of Electrical Floats (See papers for route) 




8 p. m. 


Organ Recital, First Baptist Church. 





SATURDAY 



Merchants' Day 



Special Attractions announced by Merchants and Business Houses 

1 a. m. Alfredians Parade. Uniformed Bodies and Fraternal Organiza- 
tions. Parade starting from Exchange Place. 
Golf Tournament — 18 holes, Wannamoisett Country Club 
Tennis Tournament, Wannamoisett Country Club 
Band Concert, Roger Williams Park 

Federation American Motorcyclists trip to Narragansett Pier and 
Newport. Reception in evening, 96 Weybosset Street 



10 a. 


m 


10 a. 


m. 


3 p. 


m. 



Attractions Daily During the Week 
9 a. m. to 5 p. m, 

9 a. m. to 5 p. m. 



Points of Interest open Daily 



to 5 
to 3 



9 a.m. 
9 a. m. 
2 p. m. to 5 
2 p. m. to 5 



Exhibition of historical objects, including Special Loan 

Collection Rhode Island Historical Society Building 

Public Library open for inspection. (Guides furnished) 

Washington Street 
Annmary Brown Collection on exhibition. Brown Street 
Providence Art Club open to visitors. Thomas Street 
Pendleton Collection open to visitors. Benefit Street 
Rhode Island School of Design open to visitors. 
Waterman Street 

10 a. m. and 3 p. m. Historical Tours starting from Market Square 
1 .30 to 4.30 p. m. Exhibition Modern Newspaper Plant in Operation. 
Journal Building. (Guides furnished) 
Free Organ Recitals and Concerts, Calvary 

Baptist Church 
Open House by Providence Lodge, No. 1 4, 
B. P. O. E., Elk's Hall, Mathewson Street 
Open House by Westminster Lodge No. 27, 
I. O. O. F., Columbia Hall, Snow Street 
Day and Evening Open House by British Club of Rhode Island, I 52 

Weybosset Street 
9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Open House by Providence Camera Club at 1 52 

Weybosset Street 
Day and Evening Open House by Knights of Columbus, Room E, 

Hotel Dorrance 
9 a. m. to 6 p. m. First Baptist Meeting House open to inspection 



4 p. m. and 7.30 p. m 
1 a. m. until midnight 
I a. m. until 1 p. m. 



Principal Attractions of Providence. 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

New State House. Capitol Hill. Com- 
pleted 1902. 

Old Slate House. Built 1763. North 
Main Street. 

New Post Office. Now building. Bx- 
chang'e Place. 

Citv Hall. Built 1874. Exchange Place. 

First Ba.ptist Church. North Main Street. 
Built 1775. 

Roman CathoUc Cathedral. Cathedral 
Square. 

Old Market House. (Board of Trade 
Building.) 

University Hall. Built 1770. Brown Uni- 
versity. 
PUBLIC IXSTITUTIOXS, LIBRARIES, 
ETC. 

Brown University. Established 1764. 
Has many interesting buildings. Head 
of College Street. 

R. I. School of Design. Galleries of 
Modern Art. 

Pendleton House. Unrivalled Colonial 
Collection. 

R. I. Historical Society Galleries. Water- 
man Street. 

Providence Public Library. Washington 
Street. 

Ann Mary Brown Memorial Gallery. 
Brown Street. 

John Carter Brown Libi-ary. College 
Campus. 

Theatres. Six. Open most of year. 

Retail Stores. Unsurpassed in America. 

Boating on the Bay and Rivers, by 
Steamers. Yachts, and Canoes. Splen- 
did Facilities. 

Trolley Rides. More than 59 Varieties. 
PARKS. 

Roger Williams Park. 432 Acres: Splen- 
did Lakes; Casino; Natural History 
Museum; Statuary; 9 miles of Boule- 
vardjs; Nightly Band Concerts and 
Boating in Summer; Skating, etc. in 
Winter. 

Davis Park. 45 Acres; on Chalkstone 
Avenue. 

Neutaconkanut Park; Finest View of 
Providence. 

Blackstone Park; on Seekonk River. 

About 20 smaller Parks and Squares. 
POPULAR RESORTS. 

Vanity Fair. Amusem^ent Park. East 
side of Bay. Popular Amusements 
and Spectacles, iShore Dinners and 
Cafes. Concerts and Illuminations. 

Crescent Park. Popular Attractions and 
Concessions, Shore Dinners, etc. East 
Shore. 

Rocky Point. West Side of Bav. Manv 
Popular Attractions, Bathing. Danc- 
ing, etc. 

Boyden Heights. East Shore. Popular 
Attractions. 

Rhodes on Pawtuxet. Pawtuxet River, 
near Broad Street. Mammoth" Dance 
Hall, Boating, Canoeing, etc. 

Hunts Mills. Popular Amusements, Can- 
oes, etc. 

Field's Point. West Shore. Clambakes, 
etc. 

Chestnut Grove. Dancing and other 
Amusements. 

A FEAV FACTS ABOUT PROVIDENCE 

Like Rome, a '-City of Seven Hills." 

The Head of navigation on Narragansett 
Bay. 

Rich in historic associations and proud 
of its honorable history. 

Gratified by a present prosperity that i? 
rivalled by but few cities in the 
world. 

Possessed of splendid institutions and 
unsurpassed educational advantages. 

Confident of its future, and with i-nanv 
splendid advantages vet to be de- 
veloped. 



Fortunate in its environments, its su- 
perbly varied scenes of river and hill 
and bay. 

A city government free from scandal, 
and municipal methods that are wide- 
ly copied. 

The natural distributing point for New 
England for all products from South- 
ern ports. 

A city of individual homes, of detached 
dwellings and a chance to expand in 
every direction. 

Providence is the center of the principal 
cotton manufacturing district in the 
United States. 

Tt has the largest department market, 
and the largest drug store in America 
and other department stores that 
have few equals. 

Already provided with beautiful parks 
and popular playgrounds, with a 
splendic^ metropolitan park system 
now being laid out. 

Noted for its clean streets and intel- 
ligent citizenship, the skilled char- 
acter of its artisans and the excep- 
tionally high grade of its manufac- 
tured products. 

The capitol city of Rhode Island, the 
most rapidly growing State- — and me- 
tropolis of Southern New England, 
probably the wealthiest district in 
the United States. 

other liln-aries of Providence include the 
Providence Public Library, the Athe- 
neum. the Rhode Island Historical 
Society Library, the State Librarv 
and State Law Library. 

Piovidpnr-p contains an extraordinary 
i-|.,,,,i,,.,. n<- .. !..!,,, nf varied purposes. 
!■■ ' business and social 

■ le University Club. 
1 'S. like Agawam and 

A\ I ':'i I !i ■ -' • ' Splendid bay shore 
clubs lik.- s^iumtum and Pomham, 
Imnlin.ix ( liiiis. many yacht clubs, six 
r>'' ."cNcn >a:p)i' clubs, automobile, 
polo an.l (i-icket clubs, of foreign 
nationalities, etc. 

Providence -contains valuable museums 
and art galleries. The School of De- 
sign has a fine gallery of modern art. 
another of .Tapanese art and the 
splendid Pendleton House with its 
unrivalled collection of Colonial fur- 
nishings. The R. I. Historical So- 
ciety has a valuabje mitseurri. A 
Natural History Museum is at Roger 
Williams Park. The Ann Marv Brown 
iMemorial Museum is full of rare 
prints and paintings by old masters. 
Providence Art Club has many ex- 
hibitions of paintings. 

Brown University, originally called R. 
I. College, established 1764, moved 
from M'arren to Providence in 1770. 
The oldest building is Universit- Hall 
begun in 1770 and famous as head- 
quarters of our French allies during 
the Revolutionary war. and as the 
building where George Washington 
received his "L. L. D." Several splen- 
did libraries connected with the Uni- 
versity include .John Carter Brown 
Library, a collection of world wide 
fame and College Librarv. corner 
T\'aterman and Prospect streets. Na- 
tural Historv Museum in Rhode Is- 
land Hall, Paintings, Statuary, etc., 
in Sayles and Manning Halls. 

Of its great trust companies, one is said 
to be the largest banking institution 
in New England and ni-.e is the oldest 
trust cdmpanv in America. One of 
them has the finest business build- 
ing in New England and the most 
beautiful banking room in the world. 

Applicants for relief at the "Municipal 
Hotel" are required to pay for a 
portion of the aid rendered bv work 
in the Charity Wood Yard. 616 Eddv 
stret. 



STRANGER'S GVIDE. 
STEAM TRAINS. About 150 trains per 
day arrive at, and as many depart 
from ttie Union Passenger Station on 
:^xchange place. These include 24 
to Boston, 13 to New York, 9 to 
Worcester, 4 to Hartford, 9 to New- 
Bedford, and numerous suburbans. 
Thev are all operated by the N. Y. N. 
H. "& H. R. R. (See their "Eastern 
Division" folder and also the Provi- 
dence Weekly Guide.) 

ELECTRIC TRAINS from Fox Point 
Station (India Street) (.20 minfutes 
walk, or transfer cars from Market 
Square and Exchange Place marked 
''Dolpots." Trains for "V^'arren and 
East Shore way stations. Riverside, 
Harrington, etc., about every 15 min- 
utes; Bristol and Fall River trains 
every 30 minutes; Newport via Fall 
River S trains a day. Newport via 
Bristol and Bristol Ferry frequent 
connections. (See N. Y. N. H. & H 
"Eastern Division folder.) 

TROI.I.EV CARS. Providence is the cen- 
ter of a good district of trolley lines 
extending all over Rhode Island, 
Southeastern and Central Massachu- 
setts and Eastern Connecticut. Cars 
for all parts of the city and suburbs 
from Market Square, Exchange Place 
and vicinity. Also longer lines di- 
rect to Woonsocket, 'Attleboro, JSTi 
Attleboro, Taunton and Brockton, 
Fall River and New Bedford, Newport 
(via Fall River or Bristol Ferry) Nar- 
ragansett Pier and Point .ludith, Dan- 
ielson. Ct., Buttonwoods, River Point, 
etc., (about 60 lines. See Providence 
Weekly Guide. Red Guide. Rental 
Guide, etc. Some pleasant trolley 
rides described under head of "Ex- 
cursions." 

HOTEIiS. Narragansett. "^^eybosset, Dor- 
rance and Eddy Streets. Crown, cor- 
ner Weybosset and Garnet. Newman, 
28 Aborn; Dorrance, Westminster 
street corner Dorrance; Franklin Ho- 
tel, 5 Franklin street; Perrin, 163 
Washington; Lenox, Weybosset cor- 
ner Snow; Westminster Hotel, 317 
TV^'estminster street; Hallett, 464 
Westminster; Dreyfus, Mathewson, 
corner Washington; Allen, 11 Green 
street; Central, 7 Canal street; Colon- 
ial. 636 •V\^estmin.ster street: Park, 6S 
Washin.gon; R^ever^, 116 Dorrance; 
Brayton, 840 T\^estminster; Hopkins. 
945 Westminster; Bristol, 7 Market 
Square; Vesuvio (Italian), 181 At- 
wells avenue; St. James, 41 Union 
street; Sterling, 144 Wasliington; 
Young Woman's \Chri.'3tian AssociEU- 
tion, 254 Washington. 

RESTAtlRANTS ANFJ CAFES Several 

in number, including Hauf Brau Haus. 
14-22 Garnet street; Mumford's. 110 
AVestminster; Macreath's, 36 Middle 
(between Dorrance and Eddy) ; Gam- 
mons. 85 Westminster; Freeman's. 39 
Weybosset; Fontaine's, 104 West- 
minster; Rustic Inn (Hotel Newman). 
28 Aborn; Crown Hotel; Narragansett, 
T\^estminster Hotel. Di-vfus Hotel 
(French). Central Hotel, Revere, Leu- 
pelts, 6S Exchange Place; Mink's Grill 
rooms. 344 Westminster and 105 Snow; 
Senqtp f men's cafe) Banigan Bldg. : 
Schedlev's (German) 187 Union street; 
Hotel Lenox, Germania Hotel, Har- 
rington's, 55 T\^eybosset street. 

DAIRY I-tJNCHES verv numerous, and 
most of them "Always Open" includes 
Baltimore Lunch, i-ooms 145 and 309 
Westminster; Waldorf lunch rooms, 
10 and 36 ^Westminster ; Tillinghasts 
37 Westminster; Wolff's. 142 West- 
minster; Belmont, 203 Union: Union 
Station. 

ITALIAN RESTAITRANTS, Hotel Vesu- 
vio, 181 Atwells avenue. Other Italian 



restaurants on Atwells avenue and 
neighboring streets. 

CHINESE RESAIRANTS on Weybosset 
street. Page street and Burrill streets 
near Weybosset, at 13 Market Square, 
Mathewson street, Aborn street, near 
Newman Hotel, etc. 

LADIES LINCH ROOMS at Young Wo- 
men's Christian Association, 254 
Washington; Young Women's Tea 
Rooms, 48 Snow street, also at several 
large department stores. 

The writer considers pleasant for 
ladies unacompanied. Many may be 
also. 

Close about 8 o'clock. Open until 
midnight. Open later. Never closed. 

NE\V ST.\TE HOI SE. The Rhode Island 
State House is on Capitol Hill — reach- 
ed via Francis street from Exchange 
Place — completed U'02 — cost about 
3,-200,000 — contains Gilbert Stuart's 
most famous painting of Washington 
and other fine pictures. See Senate 
House of Representatives, State Re- 
ception room and State Library. 
Largeest marble dome in the world. 
Considered a triumph of masonry; 
rises 235 feet above terrace level. 
McKim, Mead and White architects. 
Tlie State House grounds contain 17 
acres. In Secretary of State's Office 
is original charter granted by King 
Charles to Roger Williams in 1663 by 
which state was go\-erned until 1843. 

OLD STATE HOITSE. Built 1763. Benefit 
North Main and Court streets. Ori- 
ginally occupied by R. I. Colonial 
Assembly, who on May 4, 1776, two 
months prior to the Declaration of 
Independence in Philadelphia, adopted 
the famous act renouncing allegiance 
01 Great Britain. This was the first 
official Declaration of Independence 
made by any colony. The 131 anni- 
versary of the event was celebrated 
in the same hall May 4, 1907. Building 
now used bv District Court. 

NEW POST OFFICE (now building) is 
to cost $1,325,000. East end of Ex- 
change Place. Clark and Howe 
architects. Regarded by architect.": 

as one of the finest government build 
ings outside of Washington. 

CITA' HALL (erected 1874-8) cost $1,000.- 
000. West end of Exchange Place. 
Fine lobby and Council Chamliers. 
Original deeds of Providence location 
.given to Roger Williams by the In- 
dian chieftains in 1636, are in Re- 
corder of Deeds office. 

I'NION STATION. North of Excliange 

Place and City Hall Park, a long row 
series of buildings of plain but dig- 
nified architecture, regarded as one 
of the best -'operating stations" in 
tlie country; used by about 30,000 peo- 
ple daily. Regarded by railroad en- 
gineers as the best combination of 
double terminal and "through" sta- 
tion in existence. Three streets and 
a river run under station. Station 
cost with aproaches $4,400,000. 

EXCHANGE PL. THE CIA IC CENTER. 
A long rectangular plaza, that for- 
merly like most of the present busi- 
ness district, was covered bv tide wat- 
er. Citv Hall Park separates it from 
the T'nion Station. The Post Office and 
the City Hall are at its east and west 
ends respectively. Imp,Drtant busi- 
ness buildings are along south side. 
Soldiers and Sailors Monument in its 
centre. The city has devoted land 
valued at nearly /$3,000.000' to 'the 
park and open space in center and 
thus created the first realization of 
modern civic centre ideas in America. 

CITY HALL PARK contains Baniotti 
Memorial Fountain and enuestrian 
estate of General Burnside. Plans are 
now being drawn (1907) for creation 



of Public Garden on land north of 
Union Station extending to State 
House and State Normal School. 
STEAMERS for Narragansett Bay re- 
sorts, including Field's Point, Silver 
Spring, Boyden Heights, Riverside, 
Vanity Fair, Crescent Park, Kockv 
Point, Newjort, Block Island, Bristol, 
Fall River and Seaconnet, leave from 
head of navigation near Crawford 
street bridge at frequent intervals in 
summer (3 minutes walk from Ex- 
change Place.) 

For New York, 2 lines leave Fox 
Point, foot of South Main street daily. 
For Norfolk and Baltimore 3 times a 
week from India street wharf. Buz- 
zard Bay, Martha's Vineyard and Nan- 
tucket reached via New Bedford.) 
(Long Island, Shelter Island, Fisher's 
Island, etc., via New London.) 
THEATRES. Providence Opera House, 
Dorrance street, standard attractions. 
Keiths Theatre, Westminster street, 
continuous vaudeville fall and winter. 
Stock Company in summer. Imperial 
Theatre, Cathedral Square, burlesque 
in winter. Stock Company in summer. 
Empire Theatre. "Westminster corner 
Burrill, Popular price drama; West- 
minster Theatre, Burlesque;. Park 
Theatre, Scenic Theatre and others 
— audeville, moving pictures, etc.; 
Talma Theatre (Auditorium) cor- 
ner South Main and Power, Amateur 
Dramatic performances. 
HAl.LS. Among the most prominent are 
Infantry Hall, South Main street, op- 
posite Crawford; Memorial Hall 
(School of Design) Benefit street near 
College. Sayles Hall on Brown Uni- 
versity Campus; Y. M. C. A.. Cathedral 
Square; Churchill Hmise. Angell 
streei near Brown; iMusic Hall, ' 3S6 
Westminster street. 
CHURCHES. About 143 of all denomin- 
ations. The First Baptist Church is 
on North Main street, a short dis- 
tance from :Markpt S.iuare. It was 
organized in Marcli ir,3S and i,s the 
oldest Baptist Church in America and 
the second oldest in the world. The 
first pastor was Roger T\^il!iams who 
founded Providence. Present edifice 
was erected in 1774-5; is a splendid ex- 
ample of Colonial architecture. Brown 
University Commencement exercises 
have been held in this building for 
130 years. 

Sts. Peters and Paul Cathedral 
(Roman Catholic) is a .splendid 
brownstone structure on Wevbosset 
street at the .iunction of Westminster, 
the interior is impressive 

Grace Episcopal Church, cor. West- 
minster and Mathewson streets is one 
of the nnest of the down town 
churches. 

Vn^rth "^?]'"'^ Episcopal Church on 
North Mam street. corner Church 
street, was erected in 1810 and is the 
oldest of that denomination 

Beneficent Congregational C-The 
^nfTl ^^^"■^ ^-^evbosset corner Ab 
lure. ^l{9% '' ^ ^"" ^'"^""'^^l ^t-^^- 

Mathewson M. E. Church. Mathew- 
f.n«i "^^'' ^'estminster. (Combination 

Ppnf^.i^A'^ ecclesiastical .structure.) 

Central Congregational. Angell cor- 

sa^.^ce^i^^^.^tec^t'^r^e^' '"^^"'^'^ ^--'- 
Church of the Ble.ssed Sacrament 
<K. C.) Academy avenue corner Re- 
Siatiom''""^' ^'^^'-^'-ate in interior dec- 
LARGE DEPARTMEAT STORES Tare, 

est are Callendej. McAuslan fr Trou1> 
Co (Boston Store). Westminster 
tnion and Eddv streets. Shiparc" Co 
^Westminster, Union and Washington' 
O Gorman Co., Westminster, Eddy ami 



Weybosset. Outlet Co., Weybossat 
Eddy and Pine. 
OTHER STORES. B. H. Gladding Co., cor- 
ner Westminster and Mathewson — 
oldest dry goods store in America. 
Tilden Thurber Co., corner Westmin- 
ster and Mathewson, fine art goods. 
Hall & Lyons Co., Journal Building 
corner Westminster and Eddv streets, 
largest Drug Store in America. An 
unusual number of specialty stores 
of much Interest. 
OFFICE BUILDINGS. Most important 

are Banigan Building, Wevbosset 
corner Exchange street; Industrial 
Trust, Westminster and Exchange 
streets and Exchange Place; Union 
Trust Co., Westminster and Dorrance; 
Butler Exchange, 123 Westminster. 
POST OFFICE SQUARE. East of new 
post office, has recently been created 
by bridging over the water at head 
of Providence River just below junc- 
tion of the two small rivers, Moshas- 
suck and "Woonasquatucket. 
MARKET SQUARE AND AVEYBOSSET 
BRIDGE. A few hundred feet south 
of Post Office Square at lower end of 
Westminster street, are much older. 
<'»l(l buildings around east side of 
^Market Square are interestiiig for 
quaint architecture. Among them the 
OLD 5IARKET HOUSE, Now occupied bv 
Board of Trade, was erected in 1773 
and long used as a public market, and 
later as the City Hall. About to be 
restored to its original appearance. 
Tablet on building commemorates 
historic event that took place nearbv. 
THE ARCADE. Erected 1828. Extends 
from Weybosset to Westminster 
street and is architecturally verv in- 
teresting. 
BROAVX UNIVERSITY. Originallv called 
Rhode Island College, established at 
Warren P.. I. in 1764. In 1770 moved 
to Providence and in 1804 as.sumed 
the name it has since borne. It is 
situated at the head of College street, 
a short walk up the hill from Market 
Square. There are about 1000 stu- 
dents. Pembroke Hall is the depart- 
ment for women. Oldest building is 
University Hall, begun in 1770 and 
famous as headquarters of our French 
allies during the Revolutionary War. 
Recently restored to its original ap- 
pearance. 

Several splendid libraries connected 
with University. Natural History 
Museum open to the public in Rhode 
Island Hall. John Carter Brown Li- 
brary of History, a collection of world 
wide fame, occupies fine new building 
on Middle Campus. Notable paint- 
ings in Sayles Hall. Sculpture and 
Casts m Manning HaH, College Libra- 
ry, corner Waterman and Prospect 
Streets, contains 140,000 volumes in- 
cluding the Harris collection of Am- 
erican Poetry (largest in the world) 
the TV heaton Collection of Inter- 
nation Law and the Rider Col- 
■l?^ll,°"- "^^ ?•■,, ^- History. .John Hav 
Memorial Library is soon to be 
built at corner of Prospect and Col- 
lege Streets. 
MRRARIES. Ml SET MS WD SCHOOUS 
THE RHODE ISIAND HISTORICAU .SO* 
CIETY (incorporated 1822) on Wat- 
erman Street, beside the Univer- 
sity Library. Open 9 to 4 on 
Yn^n^n '^^^^'^^ , Contains 20.000 volumes. 
40,000 pamphlets and thousands of 
valuable manuscripts. Special col- 
lection on Indian dialects. earlv 
drama, and travel. Gallerv of por- 
traits and historical relics. " 
RHODE TSUAND zSCHOOU zOF DESIGN 
occupies fine buildings on Waterman 
and Benefit Streets. Courses in Ap- 
plied Arts, Textiles, etc., attended bv 



over 300 pupils. It contains Picture 
Galleries of modern paintings and ex- 
liibits of interest tliat are open to the 
public daily. 
PE.\DLETO.\ HOVSK connected with 
School of Design conta ns unrivalled 
collections of Colonial furnishings. 
THE ATHE\EtiM. Benefit Street, corner 
College, is the oldest library in Prov- 
idence. Established in 1753 and owned 
by Proprietors but may be viewed by 
the public. 
THE PROVIDEACE PIBI.IC LIBRARY 
located on Washington Street corner 
of Greene. Established 1878. Occu- 
pies splendid building erected 1900 
and open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. 
Celebrated for its methods of Admin- 
istration, its reference and children's 
departments and for special collec- 
tions, including Harris collection on 
Slavery and Civil War, Williams col- 
lection of Folk-lore, the Standard Li- 
brary of best literature and R. I. Med- 
ical Society's library of 2,200 volumes. 
THE ANX 31ARY BRO^VN MEMORIAL 
now building on Brown Street will 
have valuable collection^ — open to 
public — of paintings, rare prints, etc. 
Said to have most valuable collection 
of early prints in the world, rivaling 
the celebrated Plantin Museum of 
Antwerp. 
THE PROVIDENCE ART CLUB ^400 
members), 11 Thomas Street, oppo- 
site First Baptist Church, lioused in 
a \'ery quaint old mansion, is usually 
open to the public with interesting 
exhibitions of pictures. On Thomas 
Street see also Fleur-de-lys Building. 
CITY SCHOOLS number 104 and cost 
nearly $1,000,000 per year to maintain. 
The Cla.ssical. the English and the 
Technical High Schools are on Pond 
Street. Hope Street High School is 
on the East Side near Hope Ileservoir. 
R. I. ST.4.TE NORMAL SCHOOL, cost 
$500,000. is northwest of Union Sta- 
tion in a splendid garden. 
MOSES BROA\N SCHOOL has attractive 
buildings on fine ground-s near Hope 
Street and Alumni A^•enue. 
NATLRAL HISTORY Ml SEIM— See Ko 
ger Williams Park. 

OTHER INSTITX'TIOXS. 
THE PROVIDENCE COFNTY COURT 
HOX'SE. corner Beftertt and College, 
contains State Law Library (29,000 
volumes'! and Superior Court rooms. 
The Supreme Court Building is cor- 
ner Benefit and Waterman Streets. 
THE BOARD OP TR%DK is .Old Market 
House Building. .^larket Square: has 
about 1.000 members and mucli in- 
fluence in puiilic affairs. 
NEW STATE ARMOR V—nearing comple- 
tion — cost $500. poo — is on Cranston 
Street. Dexter Training Ground, near- 
liv contains a statut of Ebenezer 
Knight Dexter. 
THE X. M. C. A BX'ILDINC. corner 
Westminster and .Jackson Streets CCa- 
thedral Square). Building co.st about 
$175,000. 
THE YOI NG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN 
.ASSOCIATION. corner Washington 
and Greene Streets. just beyond 
Providence Public Lilirary, occupies 
new building Ccost about $20). 000) 
with hotel accommodations. 
OLD .\RSEN.\L. corner Benefit and Meet- 

in.g — built ^?^ 
POLICE HEl|»(tfiVRTEI|S.D ^iiuntain 

FIRE ' DEPARTMENT H^VOQI'TOTERS 

Central Fire Station, E.Kchange 
Place 

POOR DEPARTMENT Municipal Lodging 
House, Charitv Wood Yard, 616 Eddv. 

THE R. I. ELECTRIC PROTECTIVE CO. 
Station 32 Custom House Street, al- 
ways open and interesting. Protects 



the wealth of the city from burg- 
lars or fire by its electric connections 
and sends out the standard time of 
the city and state. 

The University Club, 400 members, 
occupving Colonial mansion, corner 
Benen't and Waterman Streets. The 
Hope Club, 320 members, fine building 
No. 6 Benevolent near Benefit Street. 
Providence Central Club, 353 mem- 
bers, 289 Wev'bosset Street. West- 
Side Club, 232 members, 1029 West- 
minster Street. Elmwood Club, 

members, Elmwood Avenue. Sunset 
Club, 108 members, 36 Pocasset Av- 
enue, Deutsche Gesellschaft, 267 
members, Atlantic Avenue, corner 
Niagara Street. 
PROMINENT CLI HS. City clubs include 
Country Clubs near Providence. 
Providence Art Club, see above. 
Squantum Club, 199 members; beauti- 
ful estate overlooking Narragansett 
Bay, three miles below city, East 
Providence shore, north of Silver 
Spring; Bristol trolley or electric 
train from Fox Point, Pomham Club, 
184 members, on bluff overlooking 
bay. between Silver Spring and Riv- 
erside: about 4 miles Ijelow city. 
Agawam Club, 403 members. North 
Broadway, East Providence, at Ten 
Mile River; Rumford or Phillipsdale 
cars. Wannamoisett Country Club., 
3 68 members, East Providence, Bourne 
Avenue, corner Hoyt; Rumford car. 
Metacomet Golf Club, 214 members, 
Rumford car. 
BOAT CLUBS AND YACHT CLUBS. 
Narragansett Boat Club, 124 members, 
Seekonk River at Blackstone Park; 
Red Bridge cars. R. I. Yacht Club, 
363 members, foot of Ocean Street. 
Pawtuxet; Broad Street cars. Corin- 
thian Yacht Club, members. 

Edgewood Yacht Club, members. 

p]dgewood cars. Washington Park 

Yacht Club, 276 members: Edgewood 
or Was-liington Park cars. Pawtuck- 

et Boat Club, members, Seekonk 

River below Division Street, Paw- 
tucket. 
C4NOE CLLBS include the Swastika. 
Pawtuxet Canoe Club and the Saskat- 
ewan Club, all with houses at Paw- 
tuxet Ri\'er near- foot of Rhodes 
Place, CBroad Street cars.) and the 
Wonkituck, Minneska, Canackoquit. 
Wampatucket, Wonkituck, Minneska. 
Canackoquit, on the Ten Mile River, 
near North Broadway East Provi- 
dence CRumford car). 

n. T Automobile Club, members. Club 

house on Garnet Street, Hof Brau 
Haus Building. 
I'.VRKS. Roger Williams Park comprises 
an area of four hundred and thirtv- 
two acres finely diversified bv hills, 
dales, water, forest and meadow: a 
most extensive and lovelv outing 
place, with winding walks and drives, 
shady avenues of stately trees and a 
chain of splendid lakes well equi- -ed 
with boats. In it is situated the Bet- 
sev Williams Cottage, a fine Casino 
where meals are served, and a Nat- 
ural History Museum which i.s visited 
by 100.000 people a year. Band con- 
certs are given every evening in sum- 
mer. Skating in winter. About nine 
miles of boulevards and drives. Speed- 
way and children's playgrounds be- 
ing built. Reached via Elmwood or 
Broad Street cars 

Blackstone Park on the Seekonk 
rii/i miles) is naturally beautiful but 
has no artificial attractions. Take 
Butler Avenue or Red Bridge cars. 

Neutaconkanut Park, 3V> miles via 
Plainfield Street cars, furnishes a 
superb outlook over the home.s of 
four-fifths of the people of the State 



ster Street between 

ban' Iround, etc. (Chalkstone An- 

ti-iii>< Oil the bay may V>e 
iiNi-t. Telephone to the 
lull. 



BOATING. t 

skippers for t 
hired at Paw 
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Kre.l numbers o„ tl,e be.iutltiU Paw^ 




i;,.s.T\-iMrs ai .--< 
(6 miles) and Fruit H 



viTTOMOBILEs" with competent opera- 
tors may be hired from Davis Au- 

CItV^W^V^^^KWOUKS. jumping 

.^V'',T;.,.,\^,.u .t, niil.'s.i Riverpoint 
osset Hill 
mil.'.'; via 
Smith Street car) affords spl.n. lid 
views. Hope reservoir, cor ( n-, ^n 
Hone Streets (1 Vg miles). Mump Mil 
Re^erx-oir uf Pawtucket System (4 
miles via Siuithfield Avenue car.) 

m)Sl.^V^Vl!s"'^A'>'u PUBLIC INSTITU- 
•I'lOXS R I. Hospital occupies fine 
buildings in attractive grounds cor- 
nel Eddy and Blackstone Streets. 
Accommodates over 400 patients. (Ed- 
dv Street car). ^ . ^, 

"St. Joseph's Ho^spital is corner of 
Broad and Peace Streets. Broad 

■^^Btft^er^Hospital for mental disor- 
ders is richly endowed and occupies 
magnificent grounds— open to the pub- 
lie — situated between Blackstone 
Boulevard and Seekonk River. lake 
Swan Point car. 

State Institutions at Cranston m 
extensive grounds (7 miles via River- 
point car) includes Sockanosset Sc^nooi 
for Bovs, Oaklawn School for Girls, 
State Workhouse. State Insane Asy- 
lum, State Prison, etc. About lOO 
acres on Sockanosset Hill. 

State Home and School for children 
(3 miles via Smith Street car). iMue 
institution with extensive grounds. 

Many other public and private in 
stitutions like Old Men's Home, Old 
Ladies' Home, St. Elizabeth s Hospit- 
al, are models of their kind. 
PRI\CIP\T' CEMETERIES are Swar 
Point Cemeterv between Blackstone 
Boulevard and Seekonk River, con 
taining manv fine works of art (Swan 
Point car 2 Vo miles). North Burial 
G-ound. largest in city— established 
1700 — which contains many historic 
memorials (2 miles via Pawtucket or 
Branch Avenue car lines). Riverside 
Cemeterv, adjoining Swan Point Cem- 
etery. St. Francis Cemetery (3 miles 
via 'Smithfleld Avenue cars.) 
SIMMER RESORTS AXD SHORE 

PLACES. Newport, distance 28 miles, 
is reached bv numerous steamers in 
summer, bv several electric and steam 
trains and by Bristol Ferry — about 
1^. hours. 

Block Island. 55 miles, several ocean 
going- steamers make daily excursions, 
an all dav trip. 

Narragansett Pier. 32 miles via Sea 
View trnllev in 2% hours, also by 
steam trains on week davs. 



Watch llill. Seaconnet, Jamestown, 
Saunderstown, and many other pleas- 
ant bayside an.l seashore places are 
easily leached by train, trolley or 
steamer. ^ 

•OI'ILVK RESORTS near Providence. 
Vaiiitv Fair — cost $750,000 — amuse- 
ment park 40 acres in beautiful loca- 
lion Fast side of bay 41/2 miles via 
ICiv.-rside or Vanity Fair cars; also 
stc;iniers and electric trains from Fox 
Point); shore dinners, clambakes. 
"College Inn," Chutes, public ball 
room, Japanese Tea Garden, Fighting 
the Flames, and many high grade at- 
tractions. , „ 

Crescent Park (6 m.) and Boyden 
shore resorts, shore dinners, dancing 
Heights (31/2 m.) are popular east 
and manv concessions. (Riverside 
cars, Bristol electrics or .steamers.) 

Rocky Point, splendidly situated on 
west shore, provides dancing, ball 
games, concerts and popular amuse- 
ments. (12 miles, via trolley, 35 to 40 
minutes, or by steamer, 1 hour.) 

Rhodes on the Pawtuxet (via Broad 
street, 5 miles) and Hunt's Hills on 
the Ten Mile (4 miles, via Rumford 
car) very beautiful and popular re- 
sorts for dancing, canoeing, etc. 
Manv other places offer dancing and 

amusements on a smaller scale. 
Field's Point {'2.V2 miles by steamer) is 

famous for " R. I. Shore Dinners." 
Public Bathing at Crescent Park, Rocky 
Point and Kirwin's Bathing Beach 
(3 miles via Eddy treet car.) 
Melrose Park (Base Ball Grounds) 3 

miles via Elmwood avenue cars. 
STEVMERS to Fields Point. 15 minutes: 
Vanity Fair. 25 minutes; Crescent 
Park. 20 minutes; Rocky Point. 55 
minutes; Prudence Island, 1 hour, 15 
minutes; Conanicut Park. 1 hour. 30 
minutes; and Newport. 1 hour 45 min- 
utes. Also to Tiverton 2 hours; and 
Seaconnet Point 38 miles, 3 hours, 20 
minutes; also to Block Island, 55 
miles, 3 hours. 15 minutes; ^Bristol. 
1 hour. 15 minutes; Bristol Ferry. 1 
hour. 25 minutes; Fall River. 27 miles, 
1 hour, 45 minutes. 

EXCURSIOXS FOR A DAY, 
ROrXD TRIP TOUR OF NARRAGAN- 
SETT BAY bv electrics via Bristol 
P'erry to Newport: ferry to James- ' 
town: bus and ferry to Saunderstown : 
Sea view electrics to Providence (AV2 
Newport to Narragansett Pier by 
steamer, and train or Sea View^ elec- 
trics to Providence (about 5V2 hours), 
or. 

Newport to Wickford by steamer, 
and train or Sea View electrics to 
Providence. Dinner at Jamestown, 

Newport, Narragansett Pier or Wick- 
ford. 
BLOCK ISLAND AND RETURN — dinner 
at Island. Four hours sail each way, 
via Narragansett Bay, Newport, Point 
Judith. 
FISHER'S ISLAND via train to New Lon- 
don and steamer across to the island 
-— qbout 21^ hours each way. 
SHELTER ISIiAND, via train to New Lon- 
don and steamer across. 
LONG ISLAND. S.4G H VRBOR. etc., via 
train to New London and steamer 
across. 
AVATCH HILL via train to Westerly (44 
miles) and trollev across (about 1% 
hours each way.) 
I'LYMOUTH; MASS. bv train (2 hours) or 
trollev via Brockton (4 hours, 45 min- 
utes).' 
MVFtTH**S VINEYARD bv train or trol- 
lev to Npw Bedford and boat to Oak 
P,lu<'fs. 'W^oods Hole. etc. (about 3% 
to 4 hours from Providence). 
N V^^TUCKET via Martha's Vineyard (4 
hours sail from New Bedford. 




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